Koan Hui—former man Friday to Hong Kong maestro Tsui Hark and co-writer of Tsui’s Time And Tide and The Blade—makes his directing debut with League Of Gods, a 3-D extravaganza of canted angles and composited whooshes that luxuriates in an unreality unknown in Hollywood outside of the Wachowskis’ Speed Racer. It may not have an ending or even a climax. It may not have dialogue that rises above the level of “So, Nine-Tail Fox isn’t the biggest threat! Actually, it was the Black Dragon!” or characters who emote in anything other than evil, heroic, or lovelorn stares. But it has an old man who turns into a towel and many giant animals and a six-armed baby who flies around on a jet of his own highly pressurized piss, ripping crab-people in half with his seismic waves of flatulence. That counts for something.
Technically speaking, League Of...
Technically speaking, League Of...
- 7/30/2016
- by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
- avclub.com
"When crisis comes, heroes will rise." This looks so crazy. An official trailer has debuted online for an action fantasy film from China called League of Gods, being described as the "Chinese X-Men", and it's totally insane. The cast includes some big names including Fan Bingbing, Louis Koo, Tony Ka Fai Leung and Jet Li. This trailer has some wacky stuff in it - a baby with (farting) super powers, some kind of weird plant, a crazy CGI snake thing, surfing on shields, a guy with wings who can shoot lightning from his hands, and so much more. At least the action looks like it might be cool. The rest of it - I don't know. You must watch this. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Koan Hui's League of Gods, found on Vimeo (via Deadline): Based on the 16th-century Chinese novel Feng Shen Yan Yi (The Investiture...
- 7/14/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Directed by: Koan Hui, Vernie Yeung
Jet Li is back and ready for action in the new fantasy epic League of Gods. Based on the 16th-century Chinese novel “The Investiture Of The Gods”.
The film features an all star cast including Louis Koo, Fan Bingbing, Tony Leung Ka-Fai.
Synopsis: A long time ago, a determined King Zhou, supported by his concubine Daji, sets his mind on conquering the Middle Kingdom. After years of slaughter, the unyielding Adept tribes have been eliminated in succession. Jiang and General Ji from Qishan are King Zhou’s longstanding opponents. Under a divinatory sign, Jiang discovers that the Sword of Light can reverse the adversity.
Trailer...
Jet Li is back and ready for action in the new fantasy epic League of Gods. Based on the 16th-century Chinese novel “The Investiture Of The Gods”.
The film features an all star cast including Louis Koo, Fan Bingbing, Tony Leung Ka-Fai.
Synopsis: A long time ago, a determined King Zhou, supported by his concubine Daji, sets his mind on conquering the Middle Kingdom. After years of slaughter, the unyielding Adept tribes have been eliminated in succession. Jiang and General Ji from Qishan are King Zhou’s longstanding opponents. Under a divinatory sign, Jiang discovers that the Sword of Light can reverse the adversity.
Trailer...
- 7/9/2016
- by The Tiger
- AsianMoviePulse
While you may not recognize Koan Hui by name you are almost certainly familiar with his work if you are at all a fan of classic Hong Kong cinema. A long time collaborator with Tsui Hark, Hui racked up assistant director credits on a stack of titles including multiple entries in the Once Upon A Time In China series, The Blade, Green Snake and Black Mask before making the switch to visual effects work with titles such as Zu Warriors, Spl, Dragon Tiger Gate and Painted Skin: The Resurrection. And now - after 25 years in the industry - Hui gets his first solo directing credit with the upcoming League Of Gods. Jet Li, Louis Koo, Fan Bingbing and Tony Leung Ka Fai all star...
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- 6/29/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Directed by: Koan Hui, Vernie Yeung
Jet Li is back and ready for action in the new fantasy epic League of Gods. Based on the 16th-century Chinese novel “The Investiture Of The Gods”, Jet Li is back with a big cast including Louis Koo, Fan Bingbing, Tony Leung Ka-Fai and more.
The last time we got to see Jet Li was back in 2014 for “The Expendables 3” and after recent health problems hopefully Jet is feeling good and healthy and ready to start making movies again.
Plot:
A long time ago, a determined King Zhou, supported by his concubine Daji, sets his mind on conquering the Middle Kingdom. After years of slaughter, the unyielding Adept tribes have been eliminated in succession. Jiang and General Ji from Qishan are King Zhou’s longstanding opponents. Under a divinatory sign, Jiang discovers that the Sword of Light can reverse the adversity.
General Ji...
Jet Li is back and ready for action in the new fantasy epic League of Gods. Based on the 16th-century Chinese novel “The Investiture Of The Gods”, Jet Li is back with a big cast including Louis Koo, Fan Bingbing, Tony Leung Ka-Fai and more.
The last time we got to see Jet Li was back in 2014 for “The Expendables 3” and after recent health problems hopefully Jet is feeling good and healthy and ready to start making movies again.
Plot:
A long time ago, a determined King Zhou, supported by his concubine Daji, sets his mind on conquering the Middle Kingdom. After years of slaughter, the unyielding Adept tribes have been eliminated in succession. Jiang and General Ji from Qishan are King Zhou’s longstanding opponents. Under a divinatory sign, Jiang discovers that the Sword of Light can reverse the adversity.
General Ji...
- 4/20/2016
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
Last Updated: Dec 17, 2015 @ 3:10 Pm
2016 is shaping up to be a classic year for fans of martial arts / action movies. All of the big names are back , Donnie Yen, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Sammo Hung and lets not forget Jean Claude Van Damme.
So you don’t miss out , we’ve compiled a list of stand out movies which we think you should not miss.
So without further delay here are Amp’s Best Martial Arts Movies to look forward to in 2016
Note: Bookmark this article as we will keep this updated with more news, pictures, posters, trailers as we get them.
ContentsThe Best Martial Arts Movies To Look Forward To In 2016Ip Man 3 (Donnie Yen) Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon : Sword of Destiny (Donnie Yen, Michelle Yeoh)Kickboxer: Vengeance(Jean-Claude Van Damme)The Deadly Reclaim (Wu Jing)The Monkey King 2 (Aaron Kwok)Rail Road Tigers (Jackie Chan)Kung Fu Yoga...
2016 is shaping up to be a classic year for fans of martial arts / action movies. All of the big names are back , Donnie Yen, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Sammo Hung and lets not forget Jean Claude Van Damme.
So you don’t miss out , we’ve compiled a list of stand out movies which we think you should not miss.
So without further delay here are Amp’s Best Martial Arts Movies to look forward to in 2016
Note: Bookmark this article as we will keep this updated with more news, pictures, posters, trailers as we get them.
ContentsThe Best Martial Arts Movies To Look Forward To In 2016Ip Man 3 (Donnie Yen) Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon : Sword of Destiny (Donnie Yen, Michelle Yeoh)Kickboxer: Vengeance(Jean-Claude Van Damme)The Deadly Reclaim (Wu Jing)The Monkey King 2 (Aaron Kwok)Rail Road Tigers (Jackie Chan)Kung Fu Yoga...
- 12/11/2015
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
First of all, we would like to say Happy New Year to all our readers at Asian Movie Pulse. many thanks for the years of continuous support and we hope 2015 is a great year for you all.
This is part 1 for upcoming movies in 2015 to watch out for, if you feel a movie deserves to make part 2, please comment at bottom of the page.
Dragon Blade
Cast: Jackie Chan, Adrien Brody, John Cusack, Choi Siwon, Lin Peng
Director: Daniel Lee
The Bodyguard
Cast: Sammo Hung, Andy Lau, Deng Chao, Wang Xuebing, Tian Liang
Director: Sammo Hung
Sha Po Lang 2
Cast: Tony Jaa, Wu Jing, Simon Yam, Zhang Jin, Louis Koo
Director: Cheang Pou-soi
The Challenge Letter
Cast: Robert Chen, Nobuaki Shimamoto, Ingrid Yin Hu
Director: Robert Chen, Nathan Colquhoun
Skintrade
Cast: Tony Jaa, Dolph Lundgren, Michael Jai White, Ron Perlman
Director: Ekachai Uekrongtham
Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island
Cast: Kim Myung Min,...
This is part 1 for upcoming movies in 2015 to watch out for, if you feel a movie deserves to make part 2, please comment at bottom of the page.
Dragon Blade
Cast: Jackie Chan, Adrien Brody, John Cusack, Choi Siwon, Lin Peng
Director: Daniel Lee
The Bodyguard
Cast: Sammo Hung, Andy Lau, Deng Chao, Wang Xuebing, Tian Liang
Director: Sammo Hung
Sha Po Lang 2
Cast: Tony Jaa, Wu Jing, Simon Yam, Zhang Jin, Louis Koo
Director: Cheang Pou-soi
The Challenge Letter
Cast: Robert Chen, Nobuaki Shimamoto, Ingrid Yin Hu
Director: Robert Chen, Nathan Colquhoun
Skintrade
Cast: Tony Jaa, Dolph Lundgren, Michael Jai White, Ron Perlman
Director: Ekachai Uekrongtham
Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island
Cast: Kim Myung Min,...
- 1/2/2015
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
Hong Kong cinema geeks should get quite a kick from the return of Tsui Hark and his latest style-over-content opus, "Time and Tide". After helming a couple of Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicles ("Double Team", "Knock Off") in Hollywood with mediocre success, Tsui returns to his director's chair in Hong Kong for this over-the-top action drama with the territory's hottest teen idol, Nicholas Tse, and Taiwan's biggest rock star, Wu Bai. Make no mistake, "Time and Tide" is the kind of picture that is synonymous with Hong Kong cinema.
The cast of popular Asian stars will ensure the film's success in most Chinese markets. And even with its convoluted story, the film has enough firepower and building-leaping stunts to possibly work in cities with strong contingents of Sino-cultists.
Columbia bankrolled this project, and its entry into the market might depend on how it performs this Christmas.
In "Time and Tide", 20-year-old Tse plays Tyler, a small-time hood who becomes unlikely friends with Jack (Bai), who is trying to bury his past as a lethal mercenary in South America. One is a kid learning to face reality after impregnating a one-night stand; the other is starting a new life with an expectant wife.
The plot is straight from the "Mission: Impossible" school of storytelling. Tyler takes a job as a bodyguard even though he has no experience. Jack's wife is the es-tranged daughter of a rich client. And the father and Jack's former band of mercenaries end up in a complicated tangle resulting in people getting assassinated.
The overly elaborate plot gets further hijacked when the scary Latino hit men turn against Jack, their former friend. Bullets fly and suicidal stunt men rappel off crowded Hong Kong slum buildings. Not missing a beat, Tsui's insane glee for chaos then throws Jack's pregnant wife (Cantonese pop singer Candy Lo) into the middle of the action. Lo's character even goes into labor during a shootout.
The final half-hour consists of two extended action sequences that flow together quite spectacularly. They remind you that good stunt men and editing can kick ass over computers and software any day. It is this extended showdown that audiences will remember from "Time and Tide".
Tsui, director of such gems as "A Chinese Ghost Story", "Peking Opera Blues" and "Once Upon a Time in China", has always had great craftsmanship and style. His comic book sense of kinetic visuals can be mesmerizing. But unlike former buddy John Woo, he doesn't have the narrative discipline to carry through anything resembling thematic cohesiveness. At times, the delicate tension and non sequitur cutaways of pigeons are almost too reminiscent of Woo's trademarks. But then again, every action movie these days owes something to Woo.
TIME AND TIDE
Columbia Pictures Production Asia
Film Workshop Co.
Director-producer: Tsui Hark
Screenwriters: Koan Hui, Tsui Hark
Music: Tommy Wai
Directors of photography: Ko Chiu-lam, Herman Yau
Editor: Marco Mak
Color/stereo
Cast:
Tyler: Nicholas Tse
Jack: Wu Bai
Uncle Ji: Anthony Wong
Ah Hui: Candy Lo
Ah Jo: Cathy Chui
Running time -- 116 minutes
No MPAA rating...
The cast of popular Asian stars will ensure the film's success in most Chinese markets. And even with its convoluted story, the film has enough firepower and building-leaping stunts to possibly work in cities with strong contingents of Sino-cultists.
Columbia bankrolled this project, and its entry into the market might depend on how it performs this Christmas.
In "Time and Tide", 20-year-old Tse plays Tyler, a small-time hood who becomes unlikely friends with Jack (Bai), who is trying to bury his past as a lethal mercenary in South America. One is a kid learning to face reality after impregnating a one-night stand; the other is starting a new life with an expectant wife.
The plot is straight from the "Mission: Impossible" school of storytelling. Tyler takes a job as a bodyguard even though he has no experience. Jack's wife is the es-tranged daughter of a rich client. And the father and Jack's former band of mercenaries end up in a complicated tangle resulting in people getting assassinated.
The overly elaborate plot gets further hijacked when the scary Latino hit men turn against Jack, their former friend. Bullets fly and suicidal stunt men rappel off crowded Hong Kong slum buildings. Not missing a beat, Tsui's insane glee for chaos then throws Jack's pregnant wife (Cantonese pop singer Candy Lo) into the middle of the action. Lo's character even goes into labor during a shootout.
The final half-hour consists of two extended action sequences that flow together quite spectacularly. They remind you that good stunt men and editing can kick ass over computers and software any day. It is this extended showdown that audiences will remember from "Time and Tide".
Tsui, director of such gems as "A Chinese Ghost Story", "Peking Opera Blues" and "Once Upon a Time in China", has always had great craftsmanship and style. His comic book sense of kinetic visuals can be mesmerizing. But unlike former buddy John Woo, he doesn't have the narrative discipline to carry through anything resembling thematic cohesiveness. At times, the delicate tension and non sequitur cutaways of pigeons are almost too reminiscent of Woo's trademarks. But then again, every action movie these days owes something to Woo.
TIME AND TIDE
Columbia Pictures Production Asia
Film Workshop Co.
Director-producer: Tsui Hark
Screenwriters: Koan Hui, Tsui Hark
Music: Tommy Wai
Directors of photography: Ko Chiu-lam, Herman Yau
Editor: Marco Mak
Color/stereo
Cast:
Tyler: Nicholas Tse
Jack: Wu Bai
Uncle Ji: Anthony Wong
Ah Hui: Candy Lo
Ah Jo: Cathy Chui
Running time -- 116 minutes
No MPAA rating...
Hong Kong cinema geeks should get quite a kick from the return of Tsui Hark and his latest style-over-content opus, "Time and Tide". After helming a couple of Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicles ("Double Team", "Knock Off") in Hollywood with mediocre success, Tsui returns to his director's chair in Hong Kong for this over-the-top action drama with the territory's hottest teen idol, Nicholas Tse, and Taiwan's biggest rock star, Wu Bai. Make no mistake, "Time and Tide" is the kind of picture that is synonymous with Hong Kong cinema.
The cast of popular Asian stars will ensure the film's success in most Chinese markets. And even with its convoluted story, the film has enough firepower and building-leaping stunts to possibly work in cities with strong contingents of Sino-cultists.
Columbia bankrolled this project, and its entry into the market might depend on how it performs this Christmas.
In "Time and Tide", 20-year-old Tse plays Tyler, a small-time hood who becomes unlikely friends with Jack (Bai), who is trying to bury his past as a lethal mercenary in South America. One is a kid learning to face reality after impregnating a one-night stand; the other is starting a new life with an expectant wife.
The plot is straight from the "Mission: Impossible" school of storytelling. Tyler takes a job as a bodyguard even though he has no experience. Jack's wife is the es-tranged daughter of a rich client. And the father and Jack's former band of mercenaries end up in a complicated tangle resulting in people getting assassinated.
The overly elaborate plot gets further hijacked when the scary Latino hit men turn against Jack, their former friend. Bullets fly and suicidal stunt men rappel off crowded Hong Kong slum buildings. Not missing a beat, Tsui's insane glee for chaos then throws Jack's pregnant wife (Cantonese pop singer Candy Lo) into the middle of the action. Lo's character even goes into labor during a shootout.
The final half-hour consists of two extended action sequences that flow together quite spectacularly. They remind you that good stunt men and editing can kick ass over computers and software any day. It is this extended showdown that audiences will remember from "Time and Tide".
Tsui, director of such gems as "A Chinese Ghost Story", "Peking Opera Blues" and "Once Upon a Time in China", has always had great craftsmanship and style. His comic book sense of kinetic visuals can be mesmerizing. But unlike former buddy John Woo, he doesn't have the narrative discipline to carry through anything resembling thematic cohesiveness. At times, the delicate tension and non sequitur cutaways of pigeons are almost too reminiscent of Woo's trademarks. But then again, every action movie these days owes something to Woo.
TIME AND TIDE
Columbia Pictures Production Asia
Film Workshop Co.
Director-producer: Tsui Hark
Screenwriters: Koan Hui, Tsui Hark
Music: Tommy Wai
Directors of photography: Ko Chiu-lam, Herman Yau
Editor: Marco Mak
Color/stereo
Cast:
Tyler: Nicholas Tse
Jack: Wu Bai
Uncle Ji: Anthony Wong
Ah Hui: Candy Lo
Ah Jo: Cathy Chui
Running time -- 116 minutes
No MPAA rating...
The cast of popular Asian stars will ensure the film's success in most Chinese markets. And even with its convoluted story, the film has enough firepower and building-leaping stunts to possibly work in cities with strong contingents of Sino-cultists.
Columbia bankrolled this project, and its entry into the market might depend on how it performs this Christmas.
In "Time and Tide", 20-year-old Tse plays Tyler, a small-time hood who becomes unlikely friends with Jack (Bai), who is trying to bury his past as a lethal mercenary in South America. One is a kid learning to face reality after impregnating a one-night stand; the other is starting a new life with an expectant wife.
The plot is straight from the "Mission: Impossible" school of storytelling. Tyler takes a job as a bodyguard even though he has no experience. Jack's wife is the es-tranged daughter of a rich client. And the father and Jack's former band of mercenaries end up in a complicated tangle resulting in people getting assassinated.
The overly elaborate plot gets further hijacked when the scary Latino hit men turn against Jack, their former friend. Bullets fly and suicidal stunt men rappel off crowded Hong Kong slum buildings. Not missing a beat, Tsui's insane glee for chaos then throws Jack's pregnant wife (Cantonese pop singer Candy Lo) into the middle of the action. Lo's character even goes into labor during a shootout.
The final half-hour consists of two extended action sequences that flow together quite spectacularly. They remind you that good stunt men and editing can kick ass over computers and software any day. It is this extended showdown that audiences will remember from "Time and Tide".
Tsui, director of such gems as "A Chinese Ghost Story", "Peking Opera Blues" and "Once Upon a Time in China", has always had great craftsmanship and style. His comic book sense of kinetic visuals can be mesmerizing. But unlike former buddy John Woo, he doesn't have the narrative discipline to carry through anything resembling thematic cohesiveness. At times, the delicate tension and non sequitur cutaways of pigeons are almost too reminiscent of Woo's trademarks. But then again, every action movie these days owes something to Woo.
TIME AND TIDE
Columbia Pictures Production Asia
Film Workshop Co.
Director-producer: Tsui Hark
Screenwriters: Koan Hui, Tsui Hark
Music: Tommy Wai
Directors of photography: Ko Chiu-lam, Herman Yau
Editor: Marco Mak
Color/stereo
Cast:
Tyler: Nicholas Tse
Jack: Wu Bai
Uncle Ji: Anthony Wong
Ah Hui: Candy Lo
Ah Jo: Cathy Chui
Running time -- 116 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 12/18/2000
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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